World wide seasonal food

[Crasher!]

I only buy UK fruit and veg that's in season. I would like to find somewhere where I can find the seasons for fuit and veg that's not grown in this country. I.E Oranges sweet potatoes etc.

[BBWCHATT]

Native to China and Southeast Asia

Sweet oranges available in the United States are currently grown in California, Florida and Arizona in the United States, and imported from Mexico, South America. Oranges available internationally come from Israel, Brazil, South Africa, France and Spain

Peak Season:
Peak season for Oranges is January through May. Oranges are available year round however.

[BBWCHATT]

Crasher I found all of this on the internet for you - and there are a zillion other websites:

Climate

The orange is subtropical, not tropical. During the growing period, the temperature should range from 55� to 100� F (12.78�-37.78� C). In the winter dormancy, the ideal temperature range is 35� to 50� F (1.67�-10� C). Mature, dormant trees have survived 10 hours at temperatures below 25� F (-3.89� C) but fruit is damaged by freezing�30� to 26� F (-1.11�-3.33� C). Young trees may be killed outright by even brief frosts. Hardiness, however, varies with the cultivar and rootstock, Seedling orange trees of bearing age are capable of enduring more cold than budded cultivars. Prolonged cold is more injurious than short periods of freezing temperatures. In Florida, many efforts have been made to protect orange trees from winter cold, which is most damaging if preceded or accompanied by drought.

In the early days, slatted shadehouses were erected over young groves. Windbreaks have been planted on the northeast exposure. Old automobile tires have been burned in piles throughout groves. A commercially produced heater has been fueled and lit in the coldest predawn hours. Helicopters have been flown back and forth to cause movement of air, and, more recently, wind machines have been installed. Most recent, and most effective are overhead sprinklers which give maximum protection from cold damage.

Favorable annual precipitation varies from 5 to 20 in (12.5-50 cm), though oranges are frequently grown in areas receiving 40 to 60 in (100-150 cm) of rain. Benthall says that in the damp climate of Lower Bengal, the fruits lack juice and are usually very sour. California's generally dry climate contributes to more intense color in the orange peel than is seen in humid areas. Success in orange culture depends a great deal on the selection of cultivars tolerant of the weather conditions where they are to be grown.

[BBWCHATT]

Brazil is the largest orange-producing country, with nearly a third of the world market. Other heavily involved countries are the United States, Mexico, China and India. Over 140 billion pounds of oranges were cultivated in 2002, which is a 15% increase over the previous decade. In order to continue this expansion, growers will not only need more land, but continued research to increase their present yield.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/oran ge.html

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glo ssary/sweet-potato/

The production season for sweet potatoes in Louisiana begins with bedding of seed potatoes in February and March, transplanting of the crop beginning in late April in South Louisiana and May, June and into July for the remainder of the state. Harvest begins in late July and extends through Thanksgiving (end of November) or until the crop is finished. Movement of the current years crop will extend into May of the following year.